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The regiment formed as the Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot during a rebellion in 1685 by the Duke of Monmouth against King James II. [1] After James was deposed during the "Glorious Revolution" that installed William III and Mary II as co-monarchs, the regiment's commanding officer, the Duke of Berwick, decided to join his royal father in exile. [2]
The Kids, or Kiddies – Scots Guards [3] name given to the Third Regiment of Foot Guards when reaching King William III's Guards camp in 1686; The Kingos – King's Liverpool Regiment later King's Regiment; The King's Men – 78th Highlanders later 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders [1] [10] The King's Hanoverian White Horse – 8th Foot [3]
When the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot became The King's (Liverpool Regiment) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, eight pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Lancashire and the Isle of Man were integrated into the structure of the King's Regiment. [1]
A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America. Volume II. London: Published for the Author. ISBN 0-665-35743-5. Latimer, Jon (2007). 1812: War with America. Cambridge, MA: Harvard-Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0-674-02584-4. Latimer, Jon (2009). Niagara 1814: The last ...
8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot 1751–1881 [32] 1685 Raised 19 June 1685, as Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot. [32] 1881: The King's (Liverpool Regiment) Duke of Lancaster's Regiment: 9: 9th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782. 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 [33] 1685 Raised 19 June 1685, as Henry Cornewall's Regiment of ...
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Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, [1] VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (/ d ə ˈ w aɪ. ər t /; [2] 5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was an officer in the British Army.He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" in various Commonwealth countries. [3]
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